Features

Take my breath awayClaire Jones considers the implications of environmental change for setting mortality assumptions and summarises what we currently know08 February 2018

Sticky floors & glass ceilingsSarah Winckless talks with Stephen Hyams about Project AMP, the newly launched mentoring programme for aspiring female actuaries which helps to support their career paths08 February 2018

The long gameJackie Li and Leonie Tickle discuss recent research results on measuring basis risk and hedge effectiveness in longevity risk transfer for pension plans08 February 2018

Mankind to meet its match?Jason Whalley explains why a boom in artificial intelligence might not be all doom and gloom08 February 2018

A proposal for the futureCharles Cowling, chair of the Qualification Task and Finish Group, explains the Chartered Actuary proposal, and Marjorie Ngwenya, president of the IFoA, answers your frequently asked questions08 February 2018

The road to balanceThe UK government is to increase the Ogden discount rate to counteract the 2017 reduction, which caused motor insurance and reinsurance premiums to rise significantly. Mohammad Khan, Sundip Mistry and Andrew Corner explore how uncertainty around this change affects insurers08 February 2018

Margins for errorPaul Huber and Nick Kinrade explain how risk margins used in Solvency II and IFRS 17 should be understood and calibrated08 February 2018

Cancer and costAisling Kennedy reports on the latest data on the incidence and risks of cancer and how this affects critical illness costs for insurers07 December 2017